Herb Atchison was elected Westminster Mayor in November 2013. He was first elected to City Council in 1997 and served two terms before leaving because of term limits. Atchison has previously served as a member/chairman of the city’s Special Permit and Licensing Board for 16 years and also served as a member of the city’s Planning Commission after his second term on council. Atchison returned to Council in 2011.

Atchison serves on the Board of Directors for the Westminster Legacy Foundation, the Board of Directors for the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), the Board of Directors for the North Area Transit Alliance (NATA), and serves on the Metro Visions Issues Committee (MVIC), the U.S. 36 Mayors County Commissioners and the Metro Mayors Caucus. He volunteers with the Westminster Parks, Recreation and Libraries Department, and the Westernaires children’s group of Jefferson County. He previously volunteered with the School District 50 facilities committee.

Atchison is on the adjunct faculty for ITT Technical College and Colorado Christian University, teaching at several of their campuses, and is a professional project manager and works as an independent consultant to numerous clients in the private and government industries.